The interview for that new job you’re hoping to get. The coffee date with your personal hero, and hopefully, future mentor. The make-or-break sales demo with that perfect-fit client. The last-ditch attempt to mend a broken partnership. When you are…
HR Communications
Comp Guide for a Small Company: Make Your DIY Communications Effective
Note: This is the third article of a 4-part series on compensation practices for small companies. In this series Margaret O’Hanlon shows how a small company typically deals with compensation, discussing each of a few key practices and what problems…
The 3 R’s of Open Enrollment Success
With open enrollment approaching, you’ve probably spent a lot of energy creating the right blend of benefits for employees. Naturally, you want to give your people a great employee experience by helping them understand their options and make the best…
7 Tips to Engage C-Suite Executives
“Never heard back on that.” “They never took serious action on my recommendation.” “Sure would like to have a seat at the table when that discussion comes up next time!” All of these are common laments from those who’ve had…
The Critical Role Communication Plays In Every M&A
Earlier this year, AT&T completed its acquisition of Time Warner in an $85 billion deal that will reshape the media industry. Together, Cigna and Express Scripts will fundamentally change the insurance industry. And Amazon turned retail on its head by…
Your Execs Think More of HR Than Does Everyone Else
Admit it: You care what people think about you. While we haven’t figured out what your neighbors or friends are thinking, we can tell you what people think about HR. Earlier this year, BambooHR asked more than 1,000 employees what…
HR Is Using Technology to Transform the Employee Experience
Organizations are often siloed by function – separate departments handle human resources, IT, facilities and the other services on which employees have come to rely. Without a unifying service strategy, these divisions can make for a disjointed employee experience and…
How Much Easier Things Would Be With an HR Siri
When is the last time you had to go searching for something — a file, or a document perhaps — in order to do your job? How long did it take you? What could you have been doing instead? In…
How to Choose and Visualize the Right KPIs
From hiring to payroll, human resources departments have a lot to manage, and the volume of data they track and report is always growing. That’s why HR teams need the right process to understand and reach their goals. Without key…
Do I Have Too Many Slides?
This common question sounds like, “How much money will I need for retirement?” It’s not uncommon for presenters to walk into a conference room for a 20-minute briefing with 40 minutes of slides. On the other extreme, some presenters and…
Add a ‘Human Touch’ to Make HR Communication More Effective
One important way for a company to engage their workers is by listening to them. Effectively communicating with your employees, however, involves more than just the way you talk to them. Your message has a more powerful impact if you…
Engagement Woes? Try Improving How You Communicate With Workers
It’s time to stop focusing on employee engagement. With employee engagement rates remaining stagnant, you likely want to do anything but. Especially when you consider the fact that only 33% of employees are engaged at work, according to Gallup’s most…
The Productivity Advice HR Professionals Should Ignore
Google “productivity advice,” and you’ll see thousands of articles offering tips on how to get more done in a day at the office. Almost every single one of them recommends only checking email at predetermined times to prevent incoming messages…
It’s Time to Rebrand the HDHP and Here’s How
As a marketing professional, I am highly aware that presentation is everything. In my opinion, there are several marketing hacks that the health care industry could adopt to increase plan participation and to better position certain programs in a more…
Your HR Communication Needs Disrupting
Elon Musk doesn’t believe in employee communication. Well, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. In an email to his employees at Tesla, the CEO explained his expectations when it comes to the company’s flow of information….
What HR Must Do In Case of Bankruptcy
Probably the worst thing that could happen at work, even worse than your bagels being stolen from the communal fridge, is the news that your employer has become bankrupt. As an HR professional, not only do you have to come…
Show Your HR Value With ‘Pain Point’ Metrics
One of the trickiest parts of providing HR services is that the better you do your job, the less visible your work is. When everyone on a team is happy, fulfilled, and engaged, the business can operate as the founder…
How Ready Are You For Europe’s Tough New Privacy Rules Coming This Month?
With Europe’s new rules on privacy scheduled to take effect May 25, companies have only a few weeks left to comply with the sweeping requirements regulating customer and employee information. The application of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation…
Are You Communicating Or Just Sending Stuff Out?
The April Cincinnati HR Roundtable dared to delve into the topic of communication in organizations. When you ask what one factor could be improved in a company, it’s communication. The challenge is that everyone has different expectations and definitions of…
Here’s How to Conquer the Hard Conversations You’d Rather Avoid
Hard conversations may be a fact of business life but that doesn’t mean we look forward to them. Just the opposite. We avoid them to avoid causing even more problems, to avoid hurt feelings, and mostly, as Nick Doctor says,…